Bora Chung

Bora Chung

In conversation with Irenosen Okojie at the Southbank Centre

The author of Cursed Bunny discusses her new novel, a masterful work of literary horror, with its translator, Anton Hur, and chair Irenosen Okojie.

In a labyrinthine research facility where those who open the wrong door might find it’s disappeared behind them, or that the echoing footsteps they’re running from are their own, an unnamed protagonist begins their night shift under the watchful eye of the building’s enigmatic senior guard.

This event is hosted as the Southbank Centre and presented in association with the Literature Translation Institute of Korea and Wimbledon BookFest.

Bookings are made through the Southbank Centre’s website.

About the Authors
Bora Chung is a writer and translator. She has an MA in Russian Studies from Yale University and a PhD in Slavic literature from Indiana University. She has taught Russian language and literature and science fiction at Yonsei University and translates modern literary works from Russian and Polish into Korean.

Anton Hur was born in Stockholm and currently resides in Seoul. He won a PEN Translates grant for his translation of The Underground Village by Kang Kyeong-ae and a PEN/Heim grant for Bora Chung’s Cursed Bunny and has had numerous prize recognitions. He is the author of Toward Eternity (HarperVia) and No One Told Me Not To (Across Books).

Irenosen Okojie is a Nigerian-British author whose work pushes the boundaries of form, language and ideas. Her novel, Butterfly Fish, and short story collections, Speak Gigantular and Nudibranch, have won and been nominated for multiple awards. She is the director and founder of Black to the Future festival.